We’re excited to welcome Johnnie Uzzell, a new Union Representative at Teamsters 117. Johnnie is outgoing, with a contagious personality. By his own admission, he loves to talk, but he’s a problem solver as well.

New buttons just in! Our recycle and yard waste drivers perform the same difficult, dangerous work as other drivers in the industry. We'll be working next year to make sure their compensation reflects that.

A network of European and North American unions, labor confederations, and worker organizations issued a call yesterday for transnational cooperation between workers, worker organizations, platform clients, platform operators, and regulators to ensure fair working conditions and worker participation in governance in the growing world of digital labor platforms...

International trade is a key driver of Washington State’s economy with two out of every five jobs in Washington tied to trade.

After the infamous 2000 election, Deb Dahlin made it her mission to help more people vote.

Congrats to Dale Ekstrom, a 41-year Teamster at Coke, who retired at the end of last year.

Teamsters at GP Gypsum have voted unanimously to authorize a strike. The vote took place at three meetings last week at the IBEW hall in Tacoma. The result of the vote was 71-0; over 90 percent of the bargaining unit participated.

We're excited to add a new Business Rep to the team. Lance Asher became a Teamster in 1998 when he went to work for Sysco in the food service industry.